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UnityPoint Health - Meriter - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Treatment Focus
At this center, you receive personalized care for mental health conditions. They provide therapy and tailor treatment to your unique needs, diagnoses, and preferences.
Primary Level of Care
Provides 24/7 medical supervision and intensive treatment in a clinical setting for individuals in crisis or with acute needs, focusing on stabilization and immediate safety
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Treatment Focus
At this center, you receive personalized care for mental health conditions. They provide therapy and tailor treatment to your unique needs, diagnoses, and preferences.
Primary Level of Care
Provides 24/7 medical supervision and intensive treatment in a clinical setting for individuals in crisis or with acute needs, focusing on stabilization and immediate safety
Provider's Policy
Most insurance policies cover mental health services. If you have questions about your coverage, please contact your insurance provider.
UnityPoint Health - Meriter - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
UnityPoint Health - Meriter - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
About UnityPoint Health - Meriter - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
This provider helps children and adolescents ages 6–18 manage depression, anxiety, self-harm, and mood disorders through inpatient, day treatment (PHP), and intensive outpatient (IOP) psychiatric care. The hospital-based program focuses on emotional stabilization and growth through family involvement and structured therapeutic programming. All programs are offered in person to ensure consistent engagement, personal connection, and therapeutic support.
Empower Progress in Supportive Settings
Inpatient care at UnityPoint Health Meriter provides 24-hour therapeutic support for youth needing safety and stabilization in a 30-bed unit with private rooms, a sensory room, gym, yoga studio, and outdoor walking track. Staff provide balanced meals and structured routines that build reflection and emotional growth. Day treatment (PHP) blends therapy, education, and skill-building, while intensive outpatient programs (IOP) follow the HEALTH Model, promoting wellness, evidence-based care, family participation, mindfulness, and life skills that strengthen resilience and maintain progress.
Tailor Treatment to Every Age
Clinicians group patients by age to align treatment with developmental needs, with children ages 6-12 and adolescents ages 13-18 receiving tailored interventions. Clinicians use dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to teach mindfulness, acceptance, and distress tolerance, helping teens manage stress and strengthen emotional control. UnityPoint Health Meriter uses the Love and Logic approach to promote confidence and problem-solving and applies the Zones of Regulation to help children recognize and express emotions.
Center Overview
Treatment Focus
At this center, you receive personalized care for mental health conditions. They provide therapy and tailor treatment to your unique needs, diagnoses, and preferences.
Insurance Accepted
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Levels of Care
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Specializations
Adolescents
Teens receive the treatment they need for mental health disorders and addiction, with the added support of educational and vocational services.
Children
Treatment for children incorporates the psychiatric care they need and education, often led by on-site teachers to keep children on track with school.
Anxiety
Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.
Depression
Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.
Self-Harm
The act of intentionally harming oneself, also called self-injury, is associated with mental health issues like depression.
Who We Treat
Adolescents
Teens receive the treatment they need for mental health disorders and addiction, with the added support of educational and vocational services.
Children
Treatment for children incorporates the psychiatric care they need and education, often led by on-site teachers to keep children on track with school.
Approaches
Evidence-Based
A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.
Family Involvement
Providers involve family in the treatment of their loved one through family therapy, visits, or both–because addiction is a family disease.
Holistic
A non-medicinal, wellness-focused approach that aims to align the mind, body, and spirit for deep and lasting healing.
Individual Treatment
Individual care meets the needs of each patient, using personalized treatment to provide them the most relevant care and greatest chance of success.
Therapies
1-on-1 Counseling
Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.
Meditation & Mindfulness
A practiced state of mind that brings patients to the present. It allows them to become fully aware of themselves, their feelings, and the present moment.
Family Therapy
Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.
Life Skills
Teaching life skills like cooking, cleaning, clear communication, and even basic math provides a strong foundation for continued recovery.
Psychoeducation
This method combines treatment with education, teaching patients about different paths toward recovery. This empowers them to make more effective decisions.
Recreation Therapy
In recreation therapy, recovery can be joyful. Patients practice social skills and work through emotional triggers by engaging in fun activities.
Yoga
Yoga is both a physical and spiritual practice. It includes a flow of movement, breathing techniques, and meditation.
Conditions We Treat
ADHD, ADD
ADHD is a common mental health condition caused by dopamine imbalance. Common symptoms include inattention, hyperactivitiy, and impulsivity.
Anxiety
Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.
Bipolar
This mental health condition is characterized by extreme mood swings between depression, mania, and remission.
Depression
Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
PTSD is a long-term mental health issue caused by a disturbing event or events. Symptoms include anxiety, dissociation, flashbacks, and intrusive thoughts.
Self-Harm
The act of intentionally harming oneself, also called self-injury, is associated with mental health issues like depression.
Stress
Stress is a natural reaction to challenges, and it can even help you adapt. However, chronic stress can cause physical and mental health issues.
Trauma
Some traumatic events are so disturbing that they cause long-term mental health problems. Those ongoing issues can also be referred to as "trauma."
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Personal Amenities
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Special Considerations
Healthy Meals are provided
Great food meets great treatment, with providers serving healthy meals to restore nutrition, wellbeing, and health.
Activities
Yoga
Yoga is both a physical and spiritual practice. It includes a flow of movement, breathing techniques, and meditation.
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